Global shares have mostly fallen as regional markets tried to digest a strong profit report from Nvidia.

Indian businessman Gautam Adani, one of the world’s richest people, has been indicted in the U.S. on charges he duped investors in a massive solar energy project in India by concealing that it was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme.

South Korea's spy agency says that North Korea has recently supplied additional artillery systems to Russia to support its war efforts against Ukraine.

U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish, though the modest moves for indexes masked some thrashing underneath the surface.

Japan racked up a trade deficit in October for the fourth month in a row, as a weak yen and rising energy prices kept import costs high.

Even though sales of electric vehicles aren’t growing as fast as in past years and President-elect Donald Trump may ditch tax credits for EV buyers, automakers are moving ahead with new models that should appeal to mainstream buyers.

The Texas State Board of Education has given initial approval to a Bible-infused curriculum that would be optional for public schools to adopt for lessons from kindergarten through fifth grade.

The U.S. government has recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the “president-elect” of the South American country, months after President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won the July election.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a revamped version of his country's nuclear doctrine that lowers the bar on when he could use Moscow’s atomic arsenal.

From foster grandparents who volunteer at an early child care center to citizen scientists who collect water quality data in remote locations, nonprofit volunteers have come back after the pandemic.

Nvidia helped pull U.S. stock indexes higher after they stumbled in the morning on worries about escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war.

A man convicted of human smuggling testified that he shuttled more than 500 Indian migrants across the U.S.-Canada border over four years.

President Joe Biden inadvertently was a missing man in the traditional photo of world leaders at the final Group of 20 summit of his presidency.

Gonzales’ warning that mass removals of undocumented immigrants are unfeasible got pushback from Roy, who said everyone in the country illegally must be deported.

The U.S. government’s automobile safety ratings will get a major update starting with the 2026 model year when regulators add new driver-assistance technologies and tests for protecting pedestrians.

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr and U.S. midfielder Kristie Mewis are expecting a baby.

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging the Vatican to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the U.S. Catholic Church in 2002.

Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue.

U.S. officials are proposing increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest under changes to a sweeping forest management plan that’s been in place for three decades.

Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election.

Religion is well-suited for terrifying and entertaining thrill-seeking moviegoers.

Political leaders in Alaska have welcomed President-elect Donald Trump's pledges to expand oil production.

U.S. stocks fell to their worst loss since Election Day as the boost that Wall Street got from last week’s victory for Donald Trump and a cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve kept fading.

“We can look at how they evaluate customer needs for where the mobile generation needs to go, including looking at their emergency operation plan and how it deals with this,” PUC Chairman Thomas Gleeson said.

One of the nation’s largest meat processors has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of child labor violations at a plant in Minnesota.

Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District.

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged lower this week, ending a six-week climb.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in six months last week as layoffs remain at relatively healthy levels.

Suicides in the U.S. military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend that the Pentagon has struggled to abate.

Several U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday encouraged the church to boldly share Vatican teachings on a range of hot-button issues, including the condemnation of abortion, euthanasia, surrogacy and gender-affirming surgery.

The U.S. military judge at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has scheduled hearings in early January for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants to enter guilty pleas in exchange for life sentences.

Amazon has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel and other products priced at under $20.

European food delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway.

New government data shows that U.S. drug overdose deaths appear to be showing a sustained decline.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration is determined in its final months to help Ukraine keep fighting its war with Russia next year.

Food and beverage manufacturer Kraft Heinz says it's no longer serving the Lunchables meals it created for U.S. schools.

Wall Street is already making big bets on what take two for a White House led by Donald Trump will mean for the economy and markets.

There's some good news about sexually-transmitted diseases in newly released U.S. health data.

Home Depot continued to deal with a pullback in spending from customers in its fiscal third quarter, but it was less severe than in the past, and its performance beat Wall Street’s expectations.

North Korea says it has ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid.

U.S. stocks slipped as juice ran out for the torrid “Trump trade” that swept Wall Street following Donald Trump’s presidential victory.

President-elect Donald Trump has asked U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, a retired Army National Guard officer and war veteran, to be his national security adviser, a person familiar with the matter says.

As money continues to pour into crypto following Donald Trump’s reelection, bitcoin has climbed to yet another record high.

Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm is paralyzed from the chest down after being thrown from a horse during a polo tournament.

Most U.S. stocks rose on Wall Street, but drops for Nvidia and some other heavyweight Big Tech companies kept indexes in check.

The amendment to a 1944 treaty will help Mexico catch up with its water deliveries to the U.S. and might help Rio Grande Valley farmers devastated by low rainfall.

Qatar says it has suspended its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel.

Coco Gauff has defeated top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 7-6, 6-3 Friday and set up a showdown with Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in the final on Saturday of the WTA Finals in Riyadh.

Officials say Russian missiles, bombs and drones have battered three regions of Ukraine in targeted nighttime attacks.

A federal judge has struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens.

U.S. stocks cruised to more records as they closed their best week in a year.

The NCAA Division I Council has cleared the way for players with Canadian Hockey League experience to compete at U.S. colleges starting next season.

The number of Americans applying for jobless aid ticked up last week but layoffs remain at historically low levels.

Donald Trump's election victory was history-making in several respects even as his defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris prevented other firsts.

Shares of Tesla soared Wednesday as investors bet that the electric vehicle maker and its CEO Elon Musk will benefit from Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Republican Dan Crenshaw wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas' 2nd Congressional District.

Since it started selling cars in 2013, Carvana has disrupted the U.S. used vehicle market with no-haggle pricing and an online buying process that cuts out the often-dreaded salesman.

An Iranian official has claimed that Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd died before Tehran executed him.

The Biden administration is stepping up criticism of Israel for not doing enough to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza as a 30-day deadline looms for Israeli officials to meet certain requirements or risk potential restrictions on military assistance.

Weather conditions can be one factor in how many people vote in person on Election Day.

A small facility in Cyprus is hosting senior government officials from as far as Algeria, Iraq and Georgia for training by top U.S. experts to prevent the kinds of materials used to build weapons of mass destruction from crossing their borders.

It’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers: sometimes they give customers full refunds and let them keep unwanted items too.

Germany’s top diplomat has arrived in the Ukrainian capital on an unannounced visit.

Top South Korean and European Union officials have strongly condemned North Korea’s reported troop dispatch to Russia.

For some television viewers, size apparently does matter.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo scolds Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order that mandates all state hospitals to ask patients whether they are in the U.S. legally and track the cost of treating people without legal status.

The Biden administration is sending an additional $425 million in military assistance to Ukraine as Kyiv prepares to face Russian forces augmented by more than 10,000 North Koreans troops.

Wendy’s plans to close 140 U.S. restaurants before the end of this year on top of the 100 it said it would close in May.

An Associated Press review shows that Israel is falling far short of U.S. demands to surge the level of humanitarian assistance allowed into Gaza or risk possible restrictions on U.S. military funding.

Texas hospital patients will be asked if they’re in the U.S. legally starting Friday.

A court in Russia’s far-eastern city of Vladivostok has convicted a former U.S. Consulate worker charged with cooperating with a foreign state and sentenced him to four years and 10 months in prison.

Texas hospital patients will be asked if they’re in the U.S. legally starting Friday.

Set those clocks back and bask in an extra hour of sleep!

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the fifth straight week, returning to its highest level since early August.

Chipotle is reviving its "Boorito" special for Halloween, offering Chipotle Rewards members a $6 entrée when they visit in costume on October 31, from 3 p.m. until closing, at participating locations.

Inspired by the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris, individual members of historically Black sororities and fraternities are working to help her presidential campaign and that of downballot candidates.

A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu.

PepsiCo says it plans to close four U.S. bottling plants and lay off nearly 400 workers as part of its efforts to streamline its operations.

U.S. Central Command says the U.S. military has struck a number of Islamic State group camps in central Syria, killing as many as 35 militants.

The U.S. on Wednesday imposed sanctions on 398 firms across Russia, India, China, and more than a dozen other nations — accusing them of providing products and services that enable Russia’s war effort and aid its ability to evade sanctions.

North Korea’s top diplomat is set to hold talks in Moscow following reports that Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to support Russia’s action in Ukraine.

Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on imports of new iPhone 14, 15 and 16 models by the U.S. tech giant Apple.

The first place many migrants sleep after entering Mexico from Guatemala is inside a large structure, a roof above and fenced in the sides on a rural ranch.

The right to vote is considered sacrosanct in the U.S., but it isn’t always so in the tiny, remote Native villages across Alaska.

A boost from COVID-19 treatment sales helped bush Pfizer to a better-than-expected third quarter and higher forecast for the year.

As the November election approaches, large get-out-the-vote efforts are targeting Latinos, and particularly Latina moms, with a climate focus.

Value meals helped turn around McDonald’s U.S. sales in the third quarter.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the thousands of North Korean soldiers expected to reinforce Russian troops on the front line in Ukraine are pushing the almost three-year war beyond the borders of the warring parties.

Tapestry and Capri Holdings have filed their notice to jointly appeal the decision by a U.S. District judge to temporarily halt the merger between the makers of Coach and Michael Kors handbags, according to a court filing Monday.

French newspaper Le Monde reported that highly confidential movements of some of the world’s most powerful leaders, including Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, could easily be tracked online through a fitness app used by their bodyguards.

U.S. stocks closed broadly higher as gains by some Big Tech companies helped offset a skid in oil-and-gas stocks.

It's time to move clocks back on Sunday.

Colin Allred also continues to out raise Ted Cruz bringing in over $11.8 million in the first 16 days of October. Cruz raised $9.9 million in the same period.

Democrats backing Rep. Colin Allred’s bid to defeat Texas Sen. Ted Cruz are investing $5 million in an ad campaign focused on abortion.

As the 2024 U.S. presidential race heads into the final stretch, the Republican nominee announced Wednesday that he will be in Texas on the same day this week as his Democratic challenger.

Democrats backing Rep. Colin Allred’s bid to defeat Texas Sen. Ted Cruz are investing $5 million in an ad campaign focused on abortion.

President Biden is expected to issue an historic apology Friday for the 150-year government effort to break up Native American culture, language and identity by forcing children into abusive boarding schools.

Health officials say there’s no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after investigating a mysterious Missouri infection.

For the first time under President Joe Biden, a federal permit for a new lithium mine in the U.S. has been approved.

Deadly food poisoning outbreaks tied to McDonald's and Boar's Head may have left Americans wondering whether there are new risks in the U.S. food supply.